Category: Writing
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How Immigration Influences My Writing
I’ve lived on three continents, in countries with 14 national languages collectively, of which I was fluent in 2 and passable in one. An adventure, people call it. For me, amid the culture shock, those times it felt impossible to adapt, and those wondrous instances of ‘I’m really here, this is really happening to me’,…
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Freebie – Word Count Tracker
I’ve been itching to try a tracker in my bullet journal, but I just haven’t figured out what I wanted to track. Until now. Inspiration struck a few weeks ago, and I’ve been working on a word tracker. But not just any old tracker, it’s a colouring page! The idea is to colour a block…
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Medical Resources for Writers
If you’ve ever had a character stabbed or shot and bleeding, this post is for you. Disclaimer: there is medical content in this post. If you might find that triggering, please stop reading now. “We must take out the bullet, Jack.” Jack poured rum over Mary’s wound. “You hold her down, I’ll cut it out.”…
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Three Easy Steps to Deep Point of View
Want to level up your writing? Want to connect with your readers? Want to submerge in your character’s mind? The good news is that all three things are super achievable in three easy steps. I’m serious! The title isn’t clickbait, just a tried and trusted method to grow as a writer. All we need to…
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A Study of Ash & Smoke AI Character Art
I learned about Artbreeder around 2020 when a bunch of my writer friends had loads of fun quickly generating portraits for their characters. As these things go with me, I only created an account around 2022. I’m always the last to jump on a trend if I jump on it at all. In that regard,…
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2024 Goals
We’re officially in that strange transition period where our fingers always go for the 3 instead of the 4 when we type the year. 🤣 Hello, folks, and welcome to 2024! I hope it’s a good one. As always, I’d like to start my yearly blogging journey with some goals. This post will come to…
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Writing Update – What’s Happening with Book 3?
I’ve said this a million times and will say it a million more. You guys are the absolute best! I mentioned in last week’s post that I’m writing again, and because I’ve blogged about how much I’ve struggled with this manuscript, a bunch of you reached out to learn more—thank you. It made me remember…
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Freebie – Printable Gift Tags
Folks, something wonderful has happened. For the first time in two years, I’m writing. I’m officially back at work on A Curse of Venom & Scales! It’s a homecoming, a balm for the soul, and I feel more myself than I have in ages. But before I get too carried away, I want to thank…
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What Inspired Natalistide?
Even though our immigration story continues to inspire my writing, German Christmas markets are king when it comes to plot bunnies. The Fall of the Mantle holiday called Natalistide is proof of that! And as we enter the holiday season IRL, my heart fills with memories of that time, so let’s chat about it today.…
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My First Bullet Journal
I cannot tell you how often I’ve been told to ‘just get a planner’. It’s one of those endlessly annoying rites of passage everyone with ADHD experiences at some stage. We get it; we forget things. 🤭 The problem is, like basically every other ADHDer out there, I’ve tried my fair share of planners. Sometimes,…
Yolandie Horak 